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History

Issued beginning on October 14, 1986, there have been four distinct series. The 1st launched in 1986 with Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, followed by five more volumes. The 2nd series began appearing in August 1990 with Under the Sea and Disneyland Fun-It's a Small World, featuring a new design and reissued volumes labeled One (1) through Twelve (12) in North America (worldwide, volume numbers). The 3rd series, beginning in 1994 with Circle of Life, saw another new package design and the re-release of all previous volumes (excluding Fun with Music, repackaged as 101 Notes of Fun for the non-North American market). Around 1996 this series incorporated Mickey's Fun Songs repackaged as Sing Along Songs (a three volume live-action set in the style of Disneyland Fun). Spanish language editions of some volumes were released (Disney Canta Con Nosotros). Some songs moved to newer volumes, newly remixed opening and closing songs appeared, 14 of them were rereleased by Sony Wonder from 1995 to 1999, and the final release in this format was Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom on June 8, 1999. During the remixed opening and closing themes, the remixed opening was heard on Friend Like Me, Circle of Life, Honor to Us All, Collection of All-Time Favorites, Colours of the Wind, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the remixed closing was heard on Heigh-Ho - 1993 and 1994 edition, Friend Like Me, Circle of Life and Collection of All-Time Favorites. This series abandoned any new volume numbers, included only sporadically on third series volumes. A special three volume set, Collection of All-Time Favorites, was released in 1997. There have been over 30 titles released to home video. Newly remastered editions began appearing in 2002 on Disney DVD, beginning with Very Merry Christmas Songs, featuring a new package design, bonus features, and some new songs. Some Disney DVD feature releases include individual songs as bonus features. Winnie-the-Pooh Sing a Song volumes are being incorporated into the Sing Along Songs series. The DVD series (4th series) features Sebastian the Crab (from The Little Mermaid) singing the theme song, replacing Professor Owl. All VHS volumes and most DVD volumes are out of print, but some (most notably Beach Party at Walt Disney World) are still in circulation.

Originally issued to promote the November 21, 1986 theatrical re-release of Song of the South, celebrating the film's 40th Anniversary, and representing the launch of the new home-video series of (as yet, unnumbered) Sing Along Songs.

Footage for the song It's a Small World was taken from Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair, which aired May 17, 1964.

DVD features vocabulary game, Very Merry Musical Game and Create a Card Activity

† Songs featured only on the 2002 DVD release

The first three prints of the program opened with the song "From All of Us to All of You" sung by Jiminy Cricket with Mickey Mouse playing the piano. It was cut from the 2002 print, replaced by a voice-over and a Christmas setting instead of transition cards.

In the end credits shown on the VHS release, a wide shot background from Lady and the Tramp is shown.

The song Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing includes a montage with Disney birds from Bambi and the Silly Symphonies cartoon, Birds in the Spring.

Co-hosted by Professor Owl & Ludwig Von Drake. At the beginning of the program, Professor Owl introduces the clips. When All in the Golden Afternoon ends, Ludwig Von Drake takes over. Finally, after Blue Danube Waltz is over, Professor Owl takes over for the rest of the program.

This installment was the first to promote, and feature songs from, a then recently-released Disney film (in this case, Oliver & Company). Prior to this, most installments promoted anniversary re-releases of older films.

The end credits mistakenly credit Eva Gabor as she didn't sing any of the songs in The Aristocats (Robie Lester did), and also forgets to credit Roscoe Lee Browne (voice of Francis in Oliver & Company) as he too sang in the final scene as well.

After an introductory sequence, the sing-along commences with footage of the rides and attractions of Disneyland, with the appropriate characters' voice actors, and actress dubbing lines of their costumed character counterparts.

The 1994 re-print introduced a new opening graphic for the series but retained the original closing graphic.

This to have a different intro to the theme song play over the opening graphics. In its place, we hear the last couple of bars of Friend Like Me, with the title Friend Like Me appearing in Disney's Aladdin-style font, framed by blue and purple smoke, continuing into the remixed opening theme. The remixed opening was heard on Circle of Life, Honor to Us All, Collection of All-Time Favorites, and the UK versions of Colors of the Wind and The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Spanish, while the remixed closing theme was also heard on Heigh-Ho - 1993 and 1994 edition, Circle of Life and Collection of All-Time Favorites.

The "Following the Leader" segment actually used a recording of the version in "Disneyland Fun".

The only volume without sing-along words on the screen, though it is Closed Captioned (CC) for hearing impaired (as are most volumes), and sing-along lyrics have been added to the 2006 DVD release (though still incomplete)

UK Releases

The releases in the United Kingdom had similar song selections to the United States in early releases, but some songs were added or cut in later releases, and included songs that were in later US releases or were in every program of other countries except the US.

UK Volumes

NOTE: The only ones that are going to be listed are the ones that have different song selections from US releases.

Co-hosted by Professor Owl & Ludwig Von Drake. At the beginning of the program, Professor Owl introduces the clips. When All in the Golden Afternoon ends, Ludwig Von Drake takes over. Finally, after Blue Danube Waltz is over, Professor Owl takes over for the rest of the program.

This installment was the first to promote, and feature songs from, a then recently-released Disney film (in this case, Oliver & Company). Prior to this, most installments promoted anniversary re-releases of older films.

Unlike the US version where the background of the end credits are of a New York City scenery, it is replaced by the regular blue background with clefs.